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 JunoFest
will feature a multitude of acts including indie artists,
hometown
favourites and JUNO Award nominees across-the-board
performing
at various venues in downtown Calgary.
Calgary, AB - Among the events announced is the highly
anticipated JunoFest, a
two-night music
extravaganza happening Friday,
April 4th and Saturday,
April 5th, each night from 9 p.m. - 2 a.m. (MST).
JunoFest will feature a
multitude of acts including indie artists, hometown favourites and JUNO Award
nominees across-the-board performing at various venues in downtown Calgary.
"There's nothing like the
live experience of seeing your favourite band light up the stage, and with
scores of
artists participating, there's a good chance of discovering new
favourites along the way during JunoFest,"
said Melanie Berry, CARAS President.
JunoFest wristbands are $30
and will go on sale Saturday, March 1st
at 10 a.m. (MST) at all Ticketmaster
outlets, online
at www.ticketmaster.ca or by calling 403-777-0000. Patrons must be
18 years of age and
older to attend. JunoFest wristbands offer priority
entry and are subject to capacity.
Schedule available in PDF format.
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indicates 2008 JUNO Nominee.
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Beat Niq Jazz
& Social Club (811-1st St. SW)
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Time
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Friday
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Saturday
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10:00 PM
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Sinistrio
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Tyler Hornby
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11:00 PM
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Jodi Proznick Quartet
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Johnny Summers
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12:00 AM
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Michael Occhipinti and Creation Dream
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Brandi Disterheft
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1:00 AM
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Sillan and Young
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Richard Underhill
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Broken City (613-11th
Ave. SW)
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Time
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Friday
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Saturday
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10:00 PM
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Clinton St.
John (Cape May)
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Beija Flor
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11:00 PM
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Danny Michel
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Plaid Tongue Devils
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12:00 AM
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Woodpigeon
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Littlehawk
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1:00 AM
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Saint Alvia Cartel
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The Sadies
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Cantos Music
Foundation [All Ages] (134-11th Ave. SE)
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Time
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Friday
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Saturday
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10:00 PM
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Shawn Hlookoff
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Chloe Albert
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11:00 PM
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Lindsay Ell
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Ellen McIlwaine & Cassius Khan
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12:00 AM
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Jill Barber
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Cara Luft
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1:00 AM
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Bob Lanois
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Kiran Ahluwalia
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The Gateway (V204
1301-16th Ave. NW)
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Time
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Friday
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Saturday
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10:00 PM
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Sweetheart
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Hello Operator
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11:00 PM
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Five Star Affair
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Dearly Beloved
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12:00 AM
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Tupelo Honey
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Starewell
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1:00 AM
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Cranston
Foundation
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Joshua's Habit
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The GRAND [All
Ages] (608 1st St. SW)
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Time
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Friday
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Saturday
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10:00 PM
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Aboriginal JunoFest Music Celebration
See listings below for times and artists
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Julie Doiron
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11:00 PM
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Los Morenos
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12:00 AM
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The Lovebullies
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1:00 AM
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Kris Demeanor
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Ironwood Stage
& Grill (1429-9th Ave. SE)
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Time
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Friday
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Saturday
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10:00 PM
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Autorickshaw
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Anita Athavale
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11:00 PM
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Oh Susanna
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Widow Maker
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12:00 AM
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Little Miss Higgins
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John Reischman
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1:00 AM
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Highwater Jug Band
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Rembetika Hipsters
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Kits on 16th
(720-16th Ave. NW)
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Time
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Friday
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Saturday
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10:00 PM
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Ann Vriend
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Steve Pineo
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11:00 PM
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Darren Johnson
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Tim Williams
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12:00 AM
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Harrison Kennedy
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Derek Miller
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1:00 AM
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Donny Parenteau
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Johnny Max Band
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Marquee Room (612-8th
Ave. SW)
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Time
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Friday
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Saturday
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10:00 PM
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Key To The City (Vailhalen)
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Anne Loree
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11:00 PM
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Michael Bernard Fitzgerald
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Kara Keith
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12:00 AM
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Lions and Tigers and Bears
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LJX
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1:00 AM
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The Superfantastics
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The Consonant C
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Mile One Urban
Tavern (1140-10th Ave. SW)
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Time
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Friday
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Saturday
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10:00 PM
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Celso Machado
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Lynn Olagundoye
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11:00 PM
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Pascale Picard
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Souls In Rhythm
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12:00 AM
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Mocking Shadows
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Shad
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1:00 AM
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Friends of Otis
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Urban Divide
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The Palomino Club
(109-7th Ave. SW)
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Time
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Friday
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Saturday
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10:00 PM
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Keith and Renee
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Eve Hell and the Razors
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11:00 PM
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Samantha Schultz
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Lorrie Matheson
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12:00 AM
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Justin Rutledge
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Cam Penner
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1:00 AM
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Luke Doucet
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Matt Masters
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Quincy's
(609-7th Ave. SW)
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Time
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Friday
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Saturday
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10:00 PM
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Tim Huss
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Dave Simpson
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11:00 PM
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Tom Phillips and the Men of Constant Sorrow
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Polyjesters
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12:00 AM
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Jeremy Fisher
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Bomba
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1:00 AM
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Wil
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Alex Cuba
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The Republik (306-17th
Ave. SW)
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Time
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Friday
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Saturday
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10:00 PM
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Korexion
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Remote Kid
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11:00 PM
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Rocky Fortune
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Axis of Conversation
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12:00 AM
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Wintersleep
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Most Serene Republic
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1:00 AM
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Jane Vain and the Dark Matter
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Eon (Bedouin Soundclash) DJ Set
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The Shamrock
Hotel (2101-11th Ave. SE)
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Time
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Friday
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Saturday
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10:00 PM
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Jason Plumb and the Willing
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The Populars
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11:00 PM
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Rachelle Van Zanten
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Jay Crocker and Electric Apes
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12:00 AM
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Fathead
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God Made Me Funky
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1:00 AM
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Skavenjah
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Blessed
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Stetson Village
Inn (10002 Macleod Trail S)
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Time
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Friday
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Saturday
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10:00 PM
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Gunther
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Once Just
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11:00 PM
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Secret Broadcast
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Fall Out Frequency
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12:00 AM
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Mikey Dangerous
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The Evidence
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1:00 AM
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Ultimate Power Duo
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The Neckers
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The Underground (733-10th
Ave. SW)
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Presented by
91.7 The Bounce FM
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Time
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Friday
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Saturday
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10:00 PM
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Deezuz
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Sittin' Idol
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11:00 PM
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Dragon Fli Empire
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Static in the Stars
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12:00 AM
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Darkson Tribe
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Somastate
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1:00 AM
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DJ Agile of Brassmunk
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Verbal Deception
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The Warehouse (733-10th
Ave. SW)
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Presented by
Doritos
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Time
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Friday
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Saturday
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10:00 PM
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The Coast
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The Wheatmonkeys
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11:00 PM
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The Dudes
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Hot Little Rocket
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12:00 AM
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Pride Tiger
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The Whitsundays
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1:00 AM
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The New Odds
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Forbidden Dimension
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The Whiskey (733-10th
Ave. SW)
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Presented by 91.7 The Bounce FM
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Time
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Friday
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Saturday
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10:00 PM
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DARK
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Mobadass
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11:00 PM
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Mellefresh / Billy Newton-Davis
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12:00 AM
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Belly / Marco Polo
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1:00 AM
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Tanya Mullings / Hatiras
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Associated
JunoFest Shows - Limited JunoFest wristband access
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Friday April 4: Aboriginal JunoFest Music Celebration
featuring: Donny Parenteau, Derek Miller, Fara Palmer,
Sandy Scofield, Shane Yellowbird and many more.
8PM The GRAND (608-1st
St. SW)
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Friday Apr 4: CISWF Presents a Spoken Word Event
featuring: Kris Demeanor, Ian Ferrier, Dwayne Morgan, Kirk Ramdath, Richard
Harrison
8PM Auburn Saloon (163-115 9 Avenue SE)
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Friday Apr 4: Francophone JunoFest Music Celebration
featuring: Damien Robataille and Jorane
8:30PM Liberty
Lounge, Mount Royal College
(4825 Mount Royal Gate S.W)
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Meet the 2008 JUNO Award Classical Nominees featuring:
James Ehnes, Matt Haimovitz, Brian Current, Kensington Sinfonia and more.
2PM The GRAND (608-1st
St. SW)
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Single tickets to JunoFest
will be available for $10 during the festival on April 4th and 5th.
Tickets can be
purchased at the door at participating JunoFest venues.
More information on
Associated JunoFest shows: A limited number of wristband holders
will be permitted access
FRIDAY APRIL 4
2008 Aboriginal Music Celebration -
8:00 p.m., The GRAND Theatre
An electrifying celebration of Aboriginal culture featuring 2008 JUNO Award
nominees and Aboriginal artists
performing songs in the company of drummers,
fiddlers, fancy dancers and a high-energy house band.
Special guest Linda Leela
Gilday, 2007 JUNO Award winner for Aboriginal Recording of the Year, joins 2008
nominees Derek Miller, Donny Parenteau, Fara Palmer, Little Hawk, Sandy
Scofield and Shane Yellowbird,
with artists Asani, Blackfoot Crossing Drum
Group, Calvin Vollrath, Tanya Tagaq and War Party.
(Tickets $50, available
starting March 15 at The GRAND Box Office, (403) 205-2922 or online at www.atthegrand.ca).
Spoken Word Event -
8:00 p.m., Auburn Saloon
The Calgary International Spoken Word Festival
(CISWF) presents an opportunity to hear Smart Men
With Hot Words! This
inspiring night of language, poetry and beats features Calgary artists Kirk Ramdath,
Kris Demeanor
and Richard Harrison along with Dwayne Morgan (Toronto) and Ian Ferrier (Montreal).
Poetry has never looked so good.
(Tickets $10, available at Pages Books on Kensington, www.calgaryspokenwordfestival.com).
JunoFest
Francophone Showcase - 8:30 p.m., Mount Royal College West Entrance
In association with JunoFest, Calgary's Nelson Châteauneuf Productions
and Liberty Lounge is pleased to
present special performances by francophone
artists Damien Robitaille and Jorane, 2008 JUNO Award nominees
for Francophone
Album of the Year. Only 300 tickets will be available, and up to 20 JunoFest
wristband holders
will be admitted at entrance. (Tickets $25 in advance,
available at various locations and online
at www.kerfmusic.com).
SATURDAY APRIL 5
Classical Celebration - 2:00 p.m., The
GRAND
Honens and CBC Radio 2 present Canada's best recording artists at this
first-ever classical music celebration as
part of Juno Awards Weekend.
Katherine Duncan hosts the star-studded afternoon for national broadcast on
CBC
Radio 2's Sunday Afternoon in Concert, featuring some of the 2008 JUNO Award
nominees in Classical
categories, including composer Brian Current with The
Kensington Sinfonia; violinist James Ehnes; cellist
Matt Haimovitz with
narrator David Francey; and five-time nominee, The Gryphon Trio, via video
appearance.
(Tickets $40, available at Honens Box Office (403) 299-0140 and
online at tickets.honens.com).
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